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There are three kinds of forgiveness, all interrelated. There is self-forgiveness, which enables us to release our guilt and perfectionism. There is the forgiveness we extend to others and receive from them, intimates and enemies alike. And there is the forgiveness of God, which assures us of our worth and strengthens us for this practice.

This is a first for me, after 44 years in La Grange, my first letter to the editor.

I applaud the nine members of the Oldham County Republican Executive Committee in their selection of John K. Carter to replace the late John Fendley as a candidate for Oldham County attorney in the November election.

As the only local attorney who has worked with every county attorney from George Williamson in 1966 to John Fendley in 2010, I endorse John Carter without reservation.

Homes with rotting wood, siding and a tree growing through the roof may soon be declared dilapidated structures by Oldham officials.

Planning and Development Director Louise Allen presented two homes – one on Sideoats Drive in Orchard Grass and another on Riverside Drive in Prospect – that have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair.

The home on Sideoats Drive, she said, has rotten boards needing to be replaced, as well as siding issues and deterioration of the garage doors.

Oldham County school teachers and administrators have 75 names and faces to learn Wednesday when classes resume — and they’re not part of the student rosters.

More than 75 teachers have been hired to replace those who resigned, retired or transferred to other districts over the summer, said Phillip Moore, director of personnel for the board of education. Several teachers are also on medical leave.

“It’s more than what I thought there would be, but we’re finishing up the paperwork for new hires as we speak,” Moore said.